As the brother of an NBA point guard, Zoran Dragic might have long since gotten been used to references to his older brother, Goran. Through a few days in the Rockets summer mini-camp, however, references to the Dragic that got away have been inescapable. …

Having spent his rookie season shuttling between the Rockets’ bench and the club’s NBA Development League team, Marcus Morris returned this week with a plan. It’s not complicated. After a season learning the ways of the NBA, he knew just how to get the playing time he could not last season. …

Patrick Patterson made 55.8 percent of his shots as a rookie, showing quickness and explosiveness at the rim and on defense. But in his second season, he was largely a jump shooter, making 44 percent. …